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Coordinates:35°18′41″N46°59′46″E/ 35.31139°N 46.99611°E/35.31139; 46.99611
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Sanandaj
Kurdish:سنە
Sine
City
Persian:سنندج
Sanandaj from Abidar, Sanandaj Museum, Khosro Abad Mansion, Qeshlaq Bridge
Official seal of Sanandaj
Sanandaj is located in Iran
Sanandaj
Sanandaj
Sanandaj is located in Iran Kurdistan
Sanandaj
Sanandaj
Coordinates:35°18′41″N46°59′46″E/ 35.31139°N 46.99611°E/35.31139; 46.99611[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKurdistan
CountySanandaj
DistrictCentral
Government
• MayorSeyed Anwar Rashidi[2]
Area
• Total3,033 km2(1,171 sq mi)
Elevation
1,538 m (5,046 ft)
Population
(2016)[3]
• Total412,767
• Density140/km2(350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30(IRST)
Area code087
ClimateCsa
Websitee-sanandaj.ir

Sanandaj(Persian:سنندج;pronounced[sænænˈdædʒ])[a]is a city in theCentral DistrictofSanandaj County,in theKurdistan provinceofIran,serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.[5]With a population of 414,069,[6]Sanandaj is the 23rd largest city in Iran and the second largestKurdishcity.[citation needed]

History

Sanandaj's founding is fairly recent, (about 250 years ago), yet in its short existence it has grown to become one of the centers ofKurdish culture.[7][8]During theIran–Iraq Warthe city was attacked by Iraqi planes and saw disturbances.[9]Since 2019, UNESCO has recognized Sanandaj as Creative City of Music.[10]

The name "Sinna" first appears in records from the 14th century CE.[11]Before this, the main city in the region wasSisar,whose exact location is unknown.[11]Sisar was also called "Sisar of Sadkhaniya", or "Sisar of the hundred springs", and it has been proposed that the current name of "Sinna" is a contracted form of "Sadkhaniya".[11]

The name "Sisar" disappears in the 14th century and the name "Sinna" replaces it, for example in the works ofHamdallah Mustawfiwho refers to a mountain and a pass with this name.[11]Then the Kurdish historianSharaf al-Din Bitlisimentions that in 1580 anArdalanruler named Timur Khan had a land grant including Sinna and the earlier Ardalan capital ofHasanabad.[12]However, the local historian Ali-Akbar Munshi Waqayi-Nigar wrote in 1892/3 that Sinna was founded later, by the rulerSoleyman Khan Ardalan,on the site of an earlier settlement; thechronogramhe gives for this event corresponds to 1046AH,or 1636-7 CE.[12]

Sinna was developed significantly under the reign of Aman Allah "the Great" (from 1797-1825).[12]19th-century Sinna was "a lively commercial center, exportingoak galls,tragacanth,furs, and carpets ".[12]Its population was mostlyKurdish,with a significantJewishminority and smaller numbers ofArmenianandChaldean CatholicChristians.[12]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The population of Sanandaj is mainlyKurdish.The city also had anArmenianminority who gradually emigrated from the city. Until theIranian Revolution(1979), the city had a small Aramaic-speaking Jewish community of about 4,000 people.[7]The city boasted a sizableAssyriancommunity that spoke a unique dialect of Aramaic calledSenaya,they are mostly members of theChaldean Catholic Church.[13]

Language

The linguistic composition of the city:[14]

Sanandaj linguistic composition
Language percent
Central Kurdish
86%
Hawrami
7%
New Persian
4.95%
Southern Kurdish
2%
Aramaic
0.05%

Religion

Most of the people of Sanandaj follow theShafi‘ibranch ofSunni Islam.[15][16]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 311,446 in 81,380 households.[17]The following census in 2011 counted 373,987 people in 106,771 households.[18]The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 412,767 people in 126,240 households.[3]

Geography

Location

The city is between theQishlaq river,a tributary of theDiyala,and Mount Awidar, which separates it from the oldArdalancapital ofHasanabad.[12]Carpet making is the biggest industry in Sanandaj.[12]

Climate

Sanandaj city center in 2021

Sanandaj has aMediterranean climate(Csa) according to theKöppen climate classification,bordering adry-summer continental climate(Dsa), with cold and wet winters and hot and dry summers.

The synoptic station of Sanandaj started working in the autumn of 1959.[19]

Highest recorded temperature: 44°C on 16 July 1981[20]

Lowest recorded temperature: -31°C on 6 February 1974[21]

Climate data for Sanandaj (1991-2020, extremes 1959-2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.5
(63.5)
21.4
(70.5)
27.8
(82.0)
32.8
(91.0)
36.6
(97.9)
41.0
(105.8)
44.0
(111.2)
43.0
(109.4)
39.4
(102.9)
33.8
(92.8)
26.0
(78.8)
22.9
(73.2)
44.0
(111.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.0
(44.6)
9.7
(49.5)
15.0
(59.0)
20.5
(68.9)
26.4
(79.5)
33.7
(92.7)
37.7
(99.9)
37.5
(99.5)
32.5
(90.5)
24.9
(76.8)
15.3
(59.5)
9.7
(49.5)
22.5
(72.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4)
3.0
(37.4)
7.8
(46.0)
12.8
(55.0)
17.8
(64.0)
24.3
(75.7)
28.4
(83.1)
27.6
(81.7)
21.9
(71.4)
15.4
(59.7)
7.8
(46.0)
3.1
(37.6)
14.2
(57.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1)
−2.7
(27.1)
1.1
(34.0)
5.4
(41.7)
9.1
(48.4)
13.6
(56.5)
18.1
(64.6)
17.1
(62.8)
11.1
(52.0)
6.8
(44.2)
1.8
(35.2)
−2.1
(28.2)
6.2
(43.2)
Record low °C (°F) −28.0
(−18.4)
−31.0
(−23.8)
−16.0
(3.2)
−7.0
(19.4)
−2.0
(28.4)
3.0
(37.4)
7.0
(44.6)
5.0
(41.0)
1.0
(33.8)
−4.6
(23.7)
−14.0
(6.8)
−23.6
(−10.5)
−31.0
(−23.8)
Averageprecipitationmm (inches) 44.6
(1.76)
50.7
(2.00)
58.0
(2.28)
65.9
(2.59)
28.9
(1.14)
2.2
(0.09)
1.3
(0.05)
0.2
(0.01)
1.0
(0.04)
28.2
(1.11)
55.8
(2.20)
47.4
(1.87)
384.2
(15.14)
Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) 6.8 7.1 7.9 7.6 4.3 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 3 6.4 5.9 50.5
Average rainy days 6.9 8.8 11.4 11.4 5.9 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.4 4.9 10.4 8.3 70.1
Average snowy days 8.0 6.4 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 3.9 21.3
Averagerelative humidity(%) 70 64 55 53 46 28 24 24 29 43 63 69 47
Averagedew point°C (°F) −4.7
(23.5)
−3.9
(25.0)
−2.3
(27.9)
1.6
(34.9)
3.7
(38.7)
2.2
(36.0)
3.7
(38.7)
3.0
(37.4)
0.8
(33.4)
0.9
(33.6)
0.1
(32.2)
−2.9
(26.8)
0.2
(32.3)
Mean monthlysunshine hours 155 166 211 231 295 356 357 347 313 255 183 152 3,021
Source 1:NCEI[22]
Source 2: IRIMO (extremes, snow/sleet days for 1959-2010)[20][21][23]

Economy

The economy of Sanandaj is based upon the production of carpets, processed hides and skins, milled rice, refined sugar, woodworking, cotton weaving,metalwareand cutlery.[24][25]

See also

Media related toSanandajat Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

  1. ^Kurdish:سنە,romanizedasSennehandSine[4]

References

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Sources

  • Yamaguchi, Akihiko (2021). "The Kurdish frontier under the Safavids". In Matthee, Rudi (ed.).The Safavid World.Routledge. pp. 556–571.

Further reading

  • Alizadeh, Hooshmand (2021).Building a Traditional Kurdish: City The Urban Morphology of Sanandaj.Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Khan, Geoffrey;Mohammadirad, Masoud (2024).Language Contact in Sanandaj: A Study of the Impact of Iranian on Neo-Aramaic.De Gruyter Mouton.
  • Yona, Sabar(2010)."Sanandaj".InNorman A. Stillman(ed.).Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World.Brill Online.